I think since Rey has learned to take ships apart for survival, it'd be strange for her not to know her way around a cockpit. The movies opens with her looking like she knows exactly what she's looking for. Makes sense she'd be able to talk shop with any mechanic.
I keep picturing Luke getting in his old and busted X-Wing that's been rusting on the beach and seeing black smoke pour out of it while flying away. Gotta keep that run down look going! :)
He shot a few troopers while charging them. I think some of us wanted to see Chewie be more hands-on physical. Throwing a few Stormtroopers over the rail, ripping their arms out and slapping them in the head with them. That sort of crazy. :)
Just want to throw out there that it was great to see Han back in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. Hard to believe it's the first time we've seen him pilot it since before he arrived on Cloud City in ESB. (It's assumed he flew it off Tattooine in ROTJ but we never see him at the controls.)